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Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Experience, Strength & Hope Newsletter

Sponsored by OA Foot Steps Virtual Intergroup #09670

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    • 12 Traditions
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    • 12 Concepts
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The First Contact -OA Newcomer Story

As an administrator for the OA Foot Steps WhatsApp group dedicated to connecting newcomers withsponsors and sponsees, I’ve learned that…

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My First Lead Share

I am a compulsive overeater and restrictor. This was my first share in 2019, when I found recovery. Preparing this…

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My Personal ESH

Hi my name is Jacqui, I am a compulsive overeater here in Australia. To tell you about myself… I was…

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“I’m Perfectly Sane. I Just Have an Eating Problem”: My Journey to Step Two in Overeaters Anonymous

Step Two: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Spiritual Principle: Hope The…

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There is Life After Catatonia

When we are constantly put down mentally, physically, and spiritually by the ones who are supposed to love us, it…

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

It turns out that the ideas I had accepted in working Step One began wielding power over my actions ….

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Safe Space for Neurodiverse OA Members

I have had issues with food as long as I’ve been alive, I officially have a binging eatingdisorder but have…

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Question of the Month

How do you work the Maintenance Steps specifically on a daily basis? I’ve been using the Rapid Step 10 app…

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Choosing Words That Bring Me Closer to My Higher Power

As I’ve worked my way through the Steps, I’ve come to know some of the prayers associated with certain Steps….

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Turning Over My Defects

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” – Confucius, as quoted from For Today, November 3rd I…

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Finding Autonomy: A Journey Through Dependence, Independence, and Interdependence

Autonomy—this word carries a lot of weight for me. It’s not just a concept; it’s a personal journey, a lesson…

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My Poem

With tears in my eyes I have come to realizeThat I’ve transferred addictions… By eating to my demise. While on my last legs My…

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Interview with a Trustee of OA

Cyndy L, is a Trustee of OA, and is currently the chair of the Website Review Committee, on the Board…

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Outreach Around The World

When I first joined OA in 1996 we gathered at the “Lemon Squeezer” church in Victory Park, Johannesburg. It smelled…

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Revovery in OA Gives Me Life

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Question of the Day

“How do you find support with mental health disorders or neurodiversity (bipolar, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, ADHD, sensory processing disorders, depression,…

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